Forum & Renault Newbie here - Retro-Renault

riko666 · 14th November 2006, 03:50 PM

Hello there, I've been referred to this forum from Mad Pierre over on Renault Sports Club, and was advised that this site had a lot of hopeful tech, so hoping the two sites will really help build up the knowledge, hehe. Anyway, an introduction:

My name's Enrico, a relative newbie to Renaults and the like. Basically me and my flatmates at university have bought a Renault 19 1.8 16V Chamade as a group trackday car project. We had previously bought a 1986 E30 BMW 316 for the same purpose, but well...after all the time of doing nothing to it, it kind of rusted even worse than when we bought it (well for £113 it was good - but when you can poke holes as big as your fist with a screwdriver, something's not right), so we're ripping that apart, and bought the Renault for £200 from the ex-President of our university motorsport society (who is a friend of my flatmate, who is consequently now the new president).

Personally I own a 1998 Toyota Cynos Beta (Import Paseo). Anyway, hope you can all help me build up knowledge on the car and help with any problems. Thanks in advance to you all, and I leave you with pictures of the car, and my car

as requested, pictures of the R19:

and a couple of my own car:

**Chet T16** · 14th November 2006, 04:12 PM

Welcome to retro

Black ph2 chammy, very nice

**Neal** · 14th November 2006, 04:13 PM

its got ph1 indicator stalk and heater dials...

**Chris H** · 14th November 2006, 04:35 PM

Bendix ABS, just what you need for a good track day crash.

**Neal** · 14th November 2006, 04:38 PM

LOL way to put a downer on things Chris!

seriously though riko666, welcome to the forum, you should find answers to any questions here.

riko666 · 14th November 2006, 04:41 PM

heh cheers matey, and well if the ABS is that bad, then is there an alternative non-ABS system? Not a great fan of ABS on track, sucks supremely in my Toyota at least, and that's not an especially heavy car

**Chet T16** · 14th November 2006, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal

its got ph1 indicator stalk and heater dials...

And the silly early engine

Pedant!

**The T.I.B.** · 14th November 2006, 05:02 PM

and brown lid not blue on the coolant reservoir...

riko666 · 14th November 2006, 05:07 PM

hah, I haven't the foggiest about what everyone is on about

**Chris H** · 14th November 2006, 05:14 PM

heater panel is the orange numbered ph1 panel, the ph1 is white.

The control stalks are ph1 square ones not ph2 round ones.

The coolant cap has the non 16V brown cap, the 16V should have a blue cap which has a higher pressure.

Bendix ABS is lovingly known as 'widow maker' as it will randomly stop working and you have no brakes. Best option is to remove it and fit the conventional non ABS system.

bbracer16valver · 14th November 2006, 05:23 PM

hey riko!!

riko666 · 14th November 2006, 05:30 PM

what cars can I source that from, or whereabouts can I buy the system?

And as for the strange mixing of Phase 1 and Phase 2 parts, well the car is a genuine, the former owner was very respecatable...all I know on the changes front is that he sourced the leather interior, so perhaps he swapped in the other parts - the steering column cowling does look like its been cracked open to swap the column stalks

riko666 · 14th November 2006, 05:30 PM

hey Ash

14th November 2006, 03:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
riko666 Membre de bÃ©bÃ© Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11	Forum & Renault Newbie here Hello there, I've been referred to this forum from Mad Pierre over on Renault Sports Club, and was advised that this site had a lot of hopeful tech, so hoping the two sites will really help build up the knowledge, hehe. Anyway, an introduction: My name's Enrico, a relative newbie to Renaults and the like. Basically me and my flatmates at university have bought a Renault 19 1.8 16V Chamade as a group trackday car project. We had previously bought a 1986 E30 BMW 316 for the same purpose, but well...after all the time of doing nothing to it, it kind of rusted even worse than when we bought it (well for £113 it was good - but when you can poke holes as big as your fist with a screwdriver, something's not right), so we're ripping that apart, and bought the Renault for £200 from the ex-President of our university motorsport society (who is a friend of my flatmate, who is consequently now the new president). Personally I own a 1998 Toyota Cynos Beta (Import Paseo). Anyway, hope you can all help me build up knowledge on the car and help with any problems. Thanks in advance to you all, and I leave you with pictures of the car, and my car as requested, pictures of the R19: and a couple of my own car: Last edited by riko666; 14th November 2006 at 03:59 PM.

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14th November 2006, 04:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
riko666 Membre de bÃ©bÃ© Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11	heh cheers matey, and well if the ABS is that bad, then is there an alternative non-ABS system? Not a great fan of ABS on track, sucks supremely in my Toyota at least, and that's not an especially heavy car

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riko666 Membre de bÃ©bÃ© Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11	hah, I haven't the foggiest about what everyone is on about

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riko666 Membre de bÃ©bÃ© Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11	what cars can I source that from, or whereabouts can I buy the system? And as for the strange mixing of Phase 1 and Phase 2 parts, well the car is a genuine, the former owner was very respecatable...all I know on the changes front is that he sourced the leather interior, so perhaps he swapped in the other parts - the steering column cowling does look like its been cracked open to swap the column stalks